East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga, 93, dies in custody
Felicien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a U.N. court said on Saturday. He...
Read moreDetailsWHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international...
Read moreDetailsEduardo Mondlane (1920-1969): Mozambican Revolutionary and Anthropologist
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane was born on June 20, 1920, in the Manjacaze town of Gaza Province in southern Mozambique, then...
Read moreDetailsWarm words, thin relief: Macron’s Africa financial push under scrutiny
French President Emmanuel Macron jogged with Kenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge, spoke with local university students and announced $27 billion...
Read moreDetailsAgriculture in Africa: science and research cannot have an impact without investments and good policies
As Africa faces the defining challenge of the 21st century – feeding its population without destroying the planet – it...
Read moreDetailsM23 pulls back from eastern DRC towns as ceasefire pressure mounts
Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have withdrawn from several areas of the violence-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Read moreDetailsUganda’s 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni sworn in to seventh term
As Uganda's 81-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in to a seventh term, specuation is already growing about who will...
Read moreDetailsAfrican leaders push credit reforms at Nairobi summit with France
African leaders used the second day of a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to push for easier...
Read moreDetailsRwandan President Paul Kagame tours Botswana diamond hub
Wrapping up a state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the...
Read moreDetailsDeals and new partnerships on the menu at Africa-France summit
More than 30 African leaders kicked off a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Kenya on Monday, as Paris...
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